Eagle powder flask ( colonial)

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Hello all hope your all swinging your machines
And digging some holes
I haven’t been out much lately but decided to meet up with bartek in my area
We chose a well known colonial area it’s been hunted by lots of guys over the years but somehow we always manage to dig a keeper or 2 , today was no different we started working towards an old foundation we’ve hunted many times but we approached from a different angle it was a 2 mile hike in (funny it was only 1 mile hike out )
Usual trash cans , slaw few modern coins then a few buckles we followed a natural stream hunting only 1side flat spots looking for a small concentration of targets that may signify a camp or a resting place ... fresh water shade and steep cover ( this is a british area from the rev war )
I ended the day with a few barber dimes a military eagle button couple of wheats a V nickel
And the front of an eagle powder flask I’ve been told it’s 1830-1860 but any info would be helpful its an exciting find for me and it’ll look great in my collection
Thanks for reading happy hunting and good luck.

 

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[relicmeister]

Nice hunt. Powder flask is a beaut. They display great. I have bothe sides of a flask no idea age.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice relic find, congrats!

 

[Silvermonkey]

You had a fantastic day! The powder flask is pretty incredible. What a great bit of history. The Barbers aren't shabby either. Nicely done.

 

[smallfoot]

That was a good hunt!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice hunt. I like that Powder Flask and the Barber's.

 

[CASPER-2]

nice flask - ive only found bits and pieces
colonial is usually pre 1800
have you hit in the water there?

 

[lenmac65]

Nice hunt with some great finds. Looks like you have a Mercury dime in the mix too.Congrats!

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the powder flask. I have only found one, but it is in it's own display case. Not sure why you are callng it colonial though?

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Congrats on the powder flask. I have only found one, but it is in it's own display case. Not sure why you are callng it colonial though?

I was mistaken when I said that excuse me.
I wasn’t totally sure what year “ colonial “ ended
I see now it was 1776,
I did read after I was corrected.
Hh gl e/c

 

[Steve in PA]

I was mistaken when I said that excuse me.
I wasn’t totally sure what year “ colonial “ ended
I see now it was 1776,
I did read after I was corrected.
Hh gl e/c

Yes the term colonial can be tricky. In the United States, colonial rule ended in 1776, but colonial style or type items like shoe buckles and tombac buttons, for example, continued in use for years afterwards. That's why I prefer to describe items as "late 18th century", "early 19th century", etc,